Head Teacher Teaching & Learning - Arthur Phillip High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
13 May 2026
Posted 29 Apr 2026
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1,636
Total students
62%
Boys
38%
Girls
117.3
Teaching FTE
21.4
Non-teaching FTE
994
ICSEA value
44th percentile · Average SES
91%
EAL/D Background
1%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Arthur Phillip High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school serving students in Years 7 to 12, located in Parramatta, NSW. The school operates within a multi-storey, future-focused building designed to support contemporary learning environments. The school's vision centres on promoting learning excellence within an inclusive, dynamic, and flexible environment, with a collaborative and future-focused approach that aims to maximise student engagement and achievement. Arthur Phillip High School offers specialist programs in high potential and gifted education, catering to students who require extension and acceleration in their learning. The school also provides dedicated EAL/D (English as an Additional Language or Dialect) support, reflecting the diverse linguistic needs of its student population. Student learning support officers (SLSOs) are embedded in classrooms, providing additional resourcing to assist learners across a range of needs.
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Arthur Phillip High School is situated in the progressive and rapidly expanding CBD city of Parramatta, bringing an exciting and dynamic energy to the school. The school is culturally diverse and has a student population of 1650 with 93% having English as an additional language or dialect (representing over 40 different cultures). The school boasts facilities that future focused and technology-rich to serve multiple learning contexts from large class groups to small clusters, providing better opportunities for innovation, collaboration, personalised and individualised learning. Arthur Phillip High School incorporates science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics areas, fitness labs for physical education classes, and wet and dry studios. Within this environment the school is committed to continually improving classroom practice through ongoing reflection and evaluation practices.